Germany, Heer. A Rare Tropical Panzer Engineer Oberfeldwebel’s Shoulder Strap GTRexclude Instituted in 1918 (in silver

Instituted in 1918 (in silver

88 mm x 127 mm)

the everse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch

with short length of original neck ribbon

maker marked “S

Germany, Heer. A Rare Tropical Panzer Engineer Oberfeldwebel’s Shoulder Strap GTRexclude Instituted in 1918 (in silver(Heer Tropen Schulterklappen fr Oberfeldwebel der Panzertruppe). A rare Heer tropical Panzer Engineer (Mechanic) Oberfeldwebels shoulder strap, constructed of light olive drab cotton twill with a field grey wool underlay, trimmed with rose pink piping, and pinned with two zink rank pips flanked an Engineer cypher, the reverse with an integral strap with a reinforced buttonhole, unmarked, measuring 42 mm (w) x 115 mm (l), with loss of finish evident to